Chairperson of the Board in January 1999 and the Managing Director of Health Management International Ltd in July 1999. She is also Chairman of HMI Education Pte Ltd, Regency Specialist Hospital Sdn Bhd and the Chairman and Managing Director of Mahkota Medical Centre Sdn Bhd. Dr Gan also a Director of several private companies in Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong that involved in various industries including property investment and development.

Dr Gan is an active figure in public services, being on the Board of Trustees of the Singapore Management University and Chairman of the Institutional Advancement Member of Parliament, and a council member of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Singapore Business Federation. She has served on the Board of Trustees of the Institute of South East Asian Studies and was a member of the International Advisory Board of the Curtin Business School.

Dr Gan specialized in a strategic planning and management during her 15-year tenure with the National University of Singapore. She holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Mr Chang has over 5 years of healthcare experience in Mahkota. He first joined Mahkota in 2005 as a special projects analyst, where he gained a broad range of healthcare experience. Mr Chang was subsequently appointed General Manager in 2008, and later promoted to Chief Operating Officer in 2009. As one of the architects of Mahkota’s strategic plan, Mr Chang was part of the team that worked hard to build up the hospital to its current day success. He has been instrumental in the reorganization of the hospital’s operation structure, regional branding and marketing initiatives as well as the introduction of new services. Between May 2007 and Jan 2008, Mr Chang was assigned to the commissioning team for Mahkota’s sister hospital, Regency Specialist Hospital, Johor, Malaysia.

Mr Chang graduated from Raffles Junior College, Singapore in 1998 before joining the Republic of Singapore Navy (“RSN”) as a Naval Officer. During his stint in the RSN, Mr Chang graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) from the University of Bristol, United Kingdom.

May graduated from the University of Melbourne, Australia. After a short stint as a Tax Associate with Coopers and Lybrand in Singapore, May joined an audit firm in Edinburgh, Scotland from 1993 to 1996 where she completed her training to be a Chartered Accountant. Upon her return to Malaysia, in 1997, she joined Ernst and Young where she spent an illustrious 13 years.

May is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. She joins Mahkota Medical Centre Sdn. Bhd. as Chief Financial Officer on 1 June 2010.

Sally Tan, a State Registered Nurse, did her Post Basic Course in Critical Care with ACLS in 1991 at General Hospital, Kuala Lumpur and Midwifery Course in 1992 at the General Hospital, Malacca and most recently obtained her MBA from Edith Cowan University, West Australia in 2005. Ms Sally Tan also has completed her Diploma in OSH, QUT in Australia in 2007 and is a registered Safety Health Officer (SHO).

Sally is a pioneer staff of Mahkota Medical Centre, starting as a Head Nurse in June 1994 and was promoted to Assistant Nursing Manager in 1996, Nursing Manager in 1997 and Chief Nursing Officer in 1999. In March 2005, she was promoted to become the Director of Customer and Support Services and as the Director of Operations in June 2006. Presently, she is the General Manager, Patient Services in charge of the nursing division and most of the support services in the hospital.


Sally was instrumental in building a strong foundation for the Nursing Services in the Hospital and has contributed immensely to the growth of the Hospital. She is now entrusted to further strengthen the image of the hospital by embarking on intensive programmes in improving Customer Service and Support Services.

Dr Tan is the Medical Director of Mahkota Medical Centre Melaka. He graduated with an MBBS from the University of Sydney in 1968. Dr Tan began his career in 1979 as a lecturer and consultant in Obstetrics & Gynaecology (O&G) in University Malaya. Moving on, he then started his own private practice as a consultant in O&G in 1980 in Malacca. In 1990, he was elected as a Fellow of Royal College of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (London). A person who is keen to impart his knowledge to others, Dr Tan has also been lecturing part time in Melaka Manipal Medical College since year 2000 and was member of the Board of Directors in Southern Hospital until year 2007.

Bringing with him his extensive experience in his field, he joined Mahkota Medical Centre Melaka in year 2004 as a consultant in O&G. Subsequently, in 2006, he was appointed Medical Director and Person In Charge of Mahkota Medical Centre Melaka. He advised the Board of Management on clinical issues and the observant of healthcare act. An active person in his field of specialization, Dr Tan is a life member of the Malaysian Medical Association, past president of the Rotary Club of Melaka and Family Planning Association Melaka. Dr Tan was awarded the AMN title by Yang Dipertuan Agong and the PJK title by Malacca State Government for Community Service.

Mr Mok, a perfusionist by profession is currently a Director in the Clinical Support Service Division. Mr Mok attained his certification in Clinical Perfusion with the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion in 1995 and became one of the few certified perfusionists outside the US.

Mr Mok's allied health career as a medical assistant in the various government hospitals brings with him many years of working experience in the outpatient, emergency, intensive care and anesthesiology department. He joined the cardiothoracic department of General Hospital Kuala Lumpur in 1986 and in the following year he was sent to Sydney, Australia for a year to do his perfusion training at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. While serving as a senior perfusionist at the National Health Institute, (Institute Jantung Negara) Kuala Lumpur, Mr Mok was sent to further his perfusion education at the University Hospital of Vienna, Austria in 1991.

Mr Mok joined Mahkota Medical Centre as Chief Perfusionist in May, 1995 and was instrumental in planning and setting up the cardiac operating theatre and cardiac intensive care unit in the hospital. He was promoted Cardiac Service Manager in July 2000, Deputy Director of Clinical Support Services in 2007 and to his present position in July 2008.

Christine Lee is the Director of Clinical Support Services, Mahkota Medical Centre Melaka. A friendly and dynamic person, she is in charge of the laboratory, health screening centre, radiology, radiotherapy, in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and dental department in the hospital.

A graduate with the Bachelor of Applied Science in Medical Laboratory Science, Australia, Christine began her career in 1993 as a medical laboratory technologist in Singapore General Hospital. In 1994, she joined Mahkota Medical Centre as one of the pioneer staff to set up the laboratory and in 1996 became the head of laboratory. Subsequently, in 2005, she was handed the responsibility of expanding the hospital's health screening centre which included the recruiting of staff and developing a one-stop service system for the centre.

Due to her strong leadership qualities, she was promoted to be Senior Manager of Clinical Support Service in the hospital in year 2006 and was in charge of heading the laboratory, health screening centre and radiology department. In 2007, the radiotherapy, IVF and dental department were also placed under her supervision.

Ms Chia started her career as an internal auditor of a major insurance firm before joining Ernst & Young, Chartered Accountants (KL) for 3 years. During her attachment with Ernst & Young, she undertook various statutory audits and due diligence exercises in Malaysia as well as China.

Ms Chia joined Mahkota Medical Centre in April 2004 as Internal Audit Executive. In July 2006, she was promoted as Corporate Finance Manager reporting directly to the CEO/ Group ED.

Ms Chia assumed the position of Senior Manager, Corporate Finance & Development in January 2008 and oversees the Medical Staff Administration, Legal and Secretarial, Corporate Finance, Pricing, Taxation, Internal Audit and Corporate Communication functions.

On 1 February 2009, Ms Chia was re-designated as Senior Manager, Strategic Planning and Front Office to oversee the Admission and Registration Dept, Credit Control Dept and Customer Service Dept. She maintained the Corporate Finance and Pricing functions in her new portfolio. On 1 May 2010, Ms Chia was promoted to the position of Director, Strategic Planning and Front Office.

Ms Chia is a Chartered Accountant and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants as well as a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

Mr Anas completed his tertiary education in Liverpool, United Kingdom. After completing his hoursemanship he went on to work in the Community Pharmacy sector doing both retail and wholesale. In 2000, after a five year stint in the Community Pharmacy, Mr Anas joined Mahkota Medical Centre. He is today responsible for the Pharmacy Services and Chemotherapy Daycare.

Ms. Zoe Lau graduated as a medical technologist from Kaoshiung Medical University, Taiwan. She served in various private medical centres in Taiwan and Kuala Lumpur before she joined Mahkota Medical Centre in 1994.

She is one of the hospital's pioneer staff and was initially appointed to assist in setting up the new radiotherapy department at that time. In 1997, she was assigned with the task of learning In Vitro Fertilization (IVF). Ten years ago, IVF (In Vitro Fertilization) was considered as an unknown medical technology especially amongst the Malaccans. However, Ms Zoe managed to fulfill the management's expectation by leading the IVF centre to develop its current status.

Currently, Mahkota Medical Centre's IVF centre is well known especially in the southern region of Malaysia. To keep up to date with the latest technology in IVF, Ms Zoe has never ceased her quest for learning more. She has attended many national and international ART(Assisted Reproductive Technique) conferences, seminars and hands-on workshops plus attachment training and has gained extensive knowledge and exposure from different countries including Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Germany, Canada and Denmark.

Currently, she holds the position as manager in the clinical support service division. Besides her expertise in IVF, she has been assigned to assist in the operation of the hospital's dental department. The evening dental service was introduced in June 2008 and this extended hour services have widely benefitted most of our working customers.

Mr Albert Choong is a Medical Assistant graduated from Penang Nursing School in 1974. He has served in various government Hospitals and Clinics in Terengganu and Malacca until 1981 when he was promoted and posted to the Armed Forces Medical Training School in Terendak Camp, Malacca as a Senior Instructor.

After 24 years in government service, he took optional retirement to join Mahkota Medical Centre in 1994 as a pioneer staff holding the post of Senior Medical Assistant in the Accident and Emergency Department. He was promoted to Head Nurse of Haemodialysis in 1996 and was instrumental in building up the Centre to its current status.

He left in 2006 to take up the position of Ward Manager in Nilai Cancer Hospital and came back to Mahkota Medical Centre in 2008 to take up the position of Quality Assurance Manager, and played an important role in preparing the hospital for accreditation by the Malaysian Society for Quality in Health in August 2008. He is also to oversee the operations of the Hospital Medical Records Department. He is appointed as Secretary to the Safety and Health Committee and Fire Safety Officer. He holds a certificate of Safety and Health Officer from NIOSH and is pending registration with DOSH.

He is an active member of St. John Ambulance Malaysia and holds the post of Area I Commander since 1998. He is also a certified first aid trainer. For his long service to the community he was awarded the Pingat Jasa Kebaktian (PJK) in 2003 and just recently the Bintang Khidmat Terpuji (BKT) by His Excellency the Governor of Malacca.